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The UK’s blue-chip index made strong gains on Monday morning, jumping more than 0.9 per cent soon after the market open. This follows Tuesday’s strong showing, when the index gained nearly one per cent.

In a busy morning the corporate results, Premier Inn owner Whitbread hit back at its activist investor, housebuilder Bellway cast doubt over the Help to Buy revival and oil major BP said it is bracing for a $4.5bn hit from its green energy pivot.

Here’s a few of our top headlines this morning: